BzowK
10-21-2013, 10:16 PM
Hey Guys -
So my wife has a 2008 BMW 528i. For the past couple of months, you can smell gas when outside of the vehicle. We just moved into a new apartment which has an adjacent garage and when parked in it, the whole apartment even starts to have a gas smell!
Besides this, the only other thing acting up is that at idle the steering wheel vibrates a bit more than normal. It isn't violent, but more than it should be.
After checking a few things, I remembered that I have a bluetooth ODB-II sensor which works with my new phone. I was able to connect and run tests using Torque Pro. It didn't show any error codes at all - but - I did perform a test on the O2 sensor where 2 of the tests failed. At the end of this post are the complete results with the failed ones in bold.
Does anyone have any ideas what the issue could be? I removed the back seat and looked around the fuel pump (without taking anything out) but didn't see anything abnormal nor smell fuel more so in that area. I've read that it could be a blockage in the CCR, too, and even an issue with the head gasket. I was hoping that if it was too serious, that at least a code would appear.
Mode $06 report generated by Torque for Android
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Vehicle Manufacturer: BMW
Vehicle Calibration ID: 758
Test report:
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MID:$01 TID:$83
- O2 Bank 1 Sensor 1
Max: 0.9 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.096
PASS
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MID:$02 TID:$01
Rich to Lean sensor threshold voltage(constant) - O2 Bank 1 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0.64001V
PASS
----
MID:$02 TID:$02
Lean to Rich sensor threshold voltage(constant) - O2 Bank 1 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0.64001V
PASS
----
MID:$02 TID:$07
Minimum sensor Voltage for test cycle(calculated) - O2 Bank 1 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 4.99846V
FAIL
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MID:$02 TID:$08
Maximum sensor Voltage for test cycle(calculated) - O2 Bank 1 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0V
PASS
----
MID:$02 TID:$81
- O2 Bank 1 Sensor 2
Max: 0.99991 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.07811
PASS
----
MID:$05 TID:$83
- O2 Bank 2 Sensor 1
Max: 0.9 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.047
PASS
----
MID:$06 TID:$01
Rich to Lean sensor threshold voltage(constant) - O2 Bank 2 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0.64001V
PASS
----
MID:$06 TID:$02
Lean to Rich sensor threshold voltage(constant) - O2 Bank 2 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0.64001V
PASS
----
MID:$06 TID:$07
Minimum sensor Voltage for test cycle(calculated) - O2 Bank 2 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 4.99846V
FAIL
----
MID:$06 TID:$08
Maximum sensor Voltage for test cycle(calculated) - O2 Bank 2 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0V
PASS
----
MID:$06 TID:$81
- O2 Bank 2 Sensor 2
Max: 0.99991 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.07811
PASS
----
MID:$21 TID:$81
- Catalyst Monitor Bank 1
Max: 0.92177 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.06249
PASS
----
MID:$22 TID:$81
- Catalyst Monitor Bank 2
Max: 0.92177 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.06249
PASS
----
MID:$3b TID:$81
- EVAP Monitor (0.090")
Max: 255.99609mA Min: 0mA
Test result value: 255.99609mA
PASS
----
MID:$3b TID:$82
- EVAP Monitor (0.090")
Max: 255.99609mA Min: 24.32031mA
Test result value: 24.32031mA
PASS
----
MID:$3c TID:$81
- EVAP Monitor (0.040")
Max: 255.99609mA Min: 28.06641mA
Test result value: 28.07422mA
PASS
----
MID:$3d TID:$81
- EVAP Monitor (0.020")
Max: 1.99882 Min: 0.17989
Test result value: 1.99882
PASS
----
MID:$3d TID:$82
- EVAP Monitor (0.020")
Max: 2 Min: 0
Test result value: 0
PASS
----
MID:$3d TID:$83
- EVAP Monitor (0.020")
Max: 655.34998mg/stroke Min: 0mg/stroke
Test result value: 0mg/stroke
PASS
----
MID:$41 TID:$85
- O2 Heater Monitor Bank 1 - Sensor 1
Max: 2,047.90002°C Min: 680°C
Test result value: 779.60004°C
PASS
----
MID:$42 TID:$81
- O2 Heater Monitor Bank 1 - Sensor 2
Max: 5,000 Min: 0
Test result value: 310
PASS
----
MID:$45 TID:$85
- O2 Heater Monitor Bank 2 - Sensor 1
Max: 2,047.90002°C Min: 680°C
Test result value: 780.60004°C
PASS
----
MID:$46 TID:$81
- O2 Heater Monitor Bank 2 - Sensor 2
Max: 5,000 Min: 0
Test result value: 303
PASS
----
MID:$a2 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 1 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a2 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 1 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a3 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 2 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a3 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 2 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 1Count
PASS
----
MID:$a4 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 3 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a4 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 3 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a5 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 4 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a5 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 4 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a6 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 5 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a6 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 5 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a7 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 6 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a7 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 6 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$f1 TID:$70
Manufacturer defined MID -
Max: 122.88% Min: -102.07999%
Test result value: -0.13%
PASS
----
Any ideas? Thanks for your help!
So my wife has a 2008 BMW 528i. For the past couple of months, you can smell gas when outside of the vehicle. We just moved into a new apartment which has an adjacent garage and when parked in it, the whole apartment even starts to have a gas smell!
Besides this, the only other thing acting up is that at idle the steering wheel vibrates a bit more than normal. It isn't violent, but more than it should be.
After checking a few things, I remembered that I have a bluetooth ODB-II sensor which works with my new phone. I was able to connect and run tests using Torque Pro. It didn't show any error codes at all - but - I did perform a test on the O2 sensor where 2 of the tests failed. At the end of this post are the complete results with the failed ones in bold.
Does anyone have any ideas what the issue could be? I removed the back seat and looked around the fuel pump (without taking anything out) but didn't see anything abnormal nor smell fuel more so in that area. I've read that it could be a blockage in the CCR, too, and even an issue with the head gasket. I was hoping that if it was too serious, that at least a code would appear.
Mode $06 report generated by Torque for Android
================================================
Vehicle Manufacturer: BMW
Vehicle Calibration ID: 758
Test report:
------------------
MID:$01 TID:$83
- O2 Bank 1 Sensor 1
Max: 0.9 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.096
PASS
----
MID:$02 TID:$01
Rich to Lean sensor threshold voltage(constant) - O2 Bank 1 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0.64001V
PASS
----
MID:$02 TID:$02
Lean to Rich sensor threshold voltage(constant) - O2 Bank 1 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0.64001V
PASS
----
MID:$02 TID:$07
Minimum sensor Voltage for test cycle(calculated) - O2 Bank 1 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 4.99846V
FAIL
----
MID:$02 TID:$08
Maximum sensor Voltage for test cycle(calculated) - O2 Bank 1 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0V
PASS
----
MID:$02 TID:$81
- O2 Bank 1 Sensor 2
Max: 0.99991 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.07811
PASS
----
MID:$05 TID:$83
- O2 Bank 2 Sensor 1
Max: 0.9 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.047
PASS
----
MID:$06 TID:$01
Rich to Lean sensor threshold voltage(constant) - O2 Bank 2 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0.64001V
PASS
----
MID:$06 TID:$02
Lean to Rich sensor threshold voltage(constant) - O2 Bank 2 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0.64001V
PASS
----
MID:$06 TID:$07
Minimum sensor Voltage for test cycle(calculated) - O2 Bank 2 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 4.99846V
FAIL
----
MID:$06 TID:$08
Maximum sensor Voltage for test cycle(calculated) - O2 Bank 2 Sensor 2
Max: 1.09934V Min: 0V
Test result value: 0V
PASS
----
MID:$06 TID:$81
- O2 Bank 2 Sensor 2
Max: 0.99991 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.07811
PASS
----
MID:$21 TID:$81
- Catalyst Monitor Bank 1
Max: 0.92177 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.06249
PASS
----
MID:$22 TID:$81
- Catalyst Monitor Bank 2
Max: 0.92177 Min: 0
Test result value: 0.06249
PASS
----
MID:$3b TID:$81
- EVAP Monitor (0.090")
Max: 255.99609mA Min: 0mA
Test result value: 255.99609mA
PASS
----
MID:$3b TID:$82
- EVAP Monitor (0.090")
Max: 255.99609mA Min: 24.32031mA
Test result value: 24.32031mA
PASS
----
MID:$3c TID:$81
- EVAP Monitor (0.040")
Max: 255.99609mA Min: 28.06641mA
Test result value: 28.07422mA
PASS
----
MID:$3d TID:$81
- EVAP Monitor (0.020")
Max: 1.99882 Min: 0.17989
Test result value: 1.99882
PASS
----
MID:$3d TID:$82
- EVAP Monitor (0.020")
Max: 2 Min: 0
Test result value: 0
PASS
----
MID:$3d TID:$83
- EVAP Monitor (0.020")
Max: 655.34998mg/stroke Min: 0mg/stroke
Test result value: 0mg/stroke
PASS
----
MID:$41 TID:$85
- O2 Heater Monitor Bank 1 - Sensor 1
Max: 2,047.90002°C Min: 680°C
Test result value: 779.60004°C
PASS
----
MID:$42 TID:$81
- O2 Heater Monitor Bank 1 - Sensor 2
Max: 5,000 Min: 0
Test result value: 310
PASS
----
MID:$45 TID:$85
- O2 Heater Monitor Bank 2 - Sensor 1
Max: 2,047.90002°C Min: 680°C
Test result value: 780.60004°C
PASS
----
MID:$46 TID:$81
- O2 Heater Monitor Bank 2 - Sensor 2
Max: 5,000 Min: 0
Test result value: 303
PASS
----
MID:$a2 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 1 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a2 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 1 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a3 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 2 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a3 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 2 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 1Count
PASS
----
MID:$a4 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 3 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a4 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 3 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a5 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 4 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a5 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 4 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a6 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 5 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a6 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 5 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a7 TID:$0b
EWMA Misfire counts (average) for last 10 drive cycles - Misfire Cylinder 6 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$a7 TID:$0c
Misfire counts for last/current driving cycles(calculated) - Misfire Cylinder 6 Data
Max: 65,535Count Min: 0Count
Test result value: 0Count
PASS
----
MID:$f1 TID:$70
Manufacturer defined MID -
Max: 122.88% Min: -102.07999%
Test result value: -0.13%
PASS
----
Any ideas? Thanks for your help!